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USA: Lethal Double Standards
Friday, 10 November 2000, 3:50 pm | Amnesty International
As the USA waits to learn who its 43rd President will be, US executioners are preparing to carry out their 75th execution of the year, Amnesty International warned today, as it continued to call on Texas Governor George W Bush to prevent the lethal injection ... More >>
Govt Action On SA Police Beating Welcomed
Friday, 10 November 2000, 9:46 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the swift response of the South African authorities to the shocking evidence of the police torture of suspected illegal immigrants, broadcast on state television on 7 November [2000]. The arrest and suspension from duty without ... More >>
Indonesia: Aceh Rally Must Not End In Tragedy
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 4:17 pm | Amnesty International
The pro-independence rally planned for 10-11 November 2000 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, could end in tragedy if the security forces prevent people from attending, Amnesty International warned today. More >>
Jurists Visit Peru
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 4:15 pm | Amnesty International
Delegates from Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists will be visiting Peru from 12 to 17 November 2000. More >>
Truth And Justice Should Not Be Obscured
Thursday, 9 November 2000, 11:11 am | Amnesty International
"A lasting peace in Algeria cannot be built by sacrificing truth and justice," Amnesty International said in its new report 'Truth and justice obscured by the shadow of impunity', released today. More >>
United Kingdom: U-18s: Child Soldiers At Risk
Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 12:53 am | Amnesty International
"The United Kingdom is the only country in Europe which routinely sends children under the age of 18 into armed conflict", said Amnesty International today launching the new report entitled United Kingdom: U-18s: Child soldiers at risk. "The ... More >>
Europe: 50 Years Of The European Convention
Monday, 6 November 2000, 11:27 am | Amnesty International
Fifty years after its adoption on 4 November 1950, the vision set out in the European Convention on Human Rights remains an unfinished project, Amnesty International said today in a new report on torture and ill-treatment across Europe. More >>
Amnesty Condemns Attacks Against Civilians
Monday, 6 November 2000, 11:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns yesterday's killings of two civilians in a bomb attack near Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open air market. The attack has been claimed by Islamic Jihad. More >>
Welcome Steps To End Impunity In Jammu And Kashmir
Friday, 3 November 2000, 10:47 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed recent announcements to investigate a series of killings in Jammu and Kashmir as a first step toward ending years of widespread impunity. More >>
Release of Prisoner of conscience
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 12:50 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the release by President Kostunica of the Kosovar humanitarian Dr Flora Brovina from a Serbian prison this afternoon. More >>
Colombia: Amnesty condemns death of hostage
Monday, 30 October 2000, 1:57 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today deplored the death of a hostage who was being held by the EjJrcito de Liberaci\n Nacional, (ELN), National Liberation Army. More >>
Summit To End Human Rights Abuses In Chechnya
Friday, 27 October 2000, 3:29 pm | Amnesty International
An appeal to the participating governments of the European Union - Russia summit to end continuing grave human rights violations and impunity in Chechnya More >>
Middle East Killings Should Be Investigated
Friday, 27 October 2000, 3:22 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the failure of Israel to investigate as a matter of policy killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces over the past three weeks. The organization is also concerned that Palestinian authorities are not carrying ... More >>
Electronic Activism An Outstanding Success
Thursday, 26 October 2000, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
Over 10,000 people from 146 countries visited Amnesty International's www.stoptorture website in the first three days after it was launched with the Campaign Against Torture on Wednesday 18 October. More >>
Sierra Leone: Recruitment Crime
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:16 pm | Amnesty International
Sierra Leone: The Statute Of The Special Court Must Make All Recruitment Of Children Under 15 A Crime More >>
Electronic Activism An Outstanding Success
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 2:51 pm | Amnesty International
Over 10,000 people from 146 countries have visited Amnesty International's www.stoptorture.org since it was launched with the Campaign Against Torture on Wednesday. More >>
Israel/OT: Amnesty Sends Second Delegation
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 2:39 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's delegation has begun its second Fact-Finding mission to Israel and the Occupied Territories. More >>
China: Uighur man reportedly tortured to death
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 1:10 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has just received information that Abdulhelil Abdumijit, a Campaign Against Torture appeal case in China, was reportedly tortured to death on 17 October 2000. The organization is calling on the Chinese government to reveal ... More >>
Africa: Torture Is Rife Across The Region
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 10:55 am | Amnesty International
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to mark the launch of the Campaign against Torture in the African region, Amnesty International said that torture is widespread across Africa from Cote d'Ivoire to Zimbabwe. More >>
Cuba: New Convictions Overshadow Releases
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 10:53 am | Amnesty International
Despite the release of nine prisoners of conscience in Cuba since the beginning of the year, politically motivated arrests continue and have led to new cases of prisoners of conscience, said Amnesty International today in its new report entitled: ... More >>
